"Day Two: Anunoby Are You Okay, Are You Okay, Annie? Nah Knicka, Really...What's Wrong?!" - Official '24-25 NY Knicks Season Thread

[RickyGQ]

Gobert's DPOYs are fraudulent when he gets exposed every postseason and in every elite big matchup. Other than that, this post is pretty on point.

So here's my thing about defense. It is so important and so valued because it's fukking hard. Gobert gets "exposed" in the playoffs because he's facing elite teams with elite talent. AD "exposed" him last night because he's a top 10 player in the league. Top 5 when he's locked in. Just because you can't stop AD doesn't change the fact that you're a top defensive player. Nobody can stop a player that good. No big can stay on the floor with Luka running pick and rolls. The same can be said about OG and Mikal. They got torched by arguably the best wing in the league, someone who is on a mission to prove everyone wrong about ALL the disrespect he got over the summer break. Money aside, who are you taking right now that can do a better job?

 

[ISO]

I believe Reggie knows WTF he's doing by repeating it

He’s still an opp. He’s trying to destroy us internally fukk em hope we fry the Pacers.

 

[RickyGQ]

We should have kept the starters in last night. How we were still able to be so efficient (thanks Duece) is a testament to our talent. But we gotta fix this asap.

 

[Wargames]

We should have kept the starters in last night. How we were still able to be so efficient (thanks Duece) is a testament to our talent. But we gotta fix this asap.

It’s going to take about 20-30 games. By that point hopefully Mitch and Precious are back and we have a clearer idea of what this team is AND Thibs has had a chance to sneak some practices in with them when they are on the road.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

It’s going to take about 20-30 games. By that point hopefully Mitch and Precious are back and we have a clearer idea of what this team is AND Thibs has had a chance to sneak some practices in with them when they are on the road.

Mitch not coming back until February (50 plus games).

 

[RickyGQ]

The more I think about it the more I feel like Josh is the issue. Our goal is to try and recreate the magic of last January when we traded for OG and instantly improved the offense. There’s no reason OG shouldn’t be able to stay in that role of corner three/dunker spot. Park KAT at the pinch post and run the offense through him like we did Randle. If you’re not going to use Hart as the center at the top of the key for dribble handling offs, then put him on the bench. Mikal needs to focus on all the things Donte did for us, spacing and secondary perimeter ball handler.

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

I'm not taking last night's game too seriously. Knicks implementing 2 key cogs into their rotation and they happen to play the defending champs with 2 of its best players playing with a chip after the disrespectful summer they had. Boston just picking up where they left off last season.